Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-07-29
BRIEFS.

ment.
Formers should get bids from G. i.
uo1ges before selling their grain.
M lanes NJ. Ransom, Dentist, will
~ Sbepherdstown all of next week.
The sunday School OF the NJ. F.
church held its picnic at the Big Spring
on Thursday.
Mass ut the Catholic chapel next
Sunday morning at IL o'clock by Rev.
Father Wilson.
This :. A bad time to buy thermome-
,r,<Shey are much higher now than
hey we're last winter
The exhibition at Moler's Cross Roads
,,iII he held on Wednesday and Thurs
Jav. September 9TH and Sth.
Instruction given IN music by Miss
Mamie Mcdaniel, pupil of Prof. Allen,
of,be Peabody Institute, Baltimore.
Ne.,rs. James II. Coflinbarger anG
Alex. Morrison have opened Il livery at
,bc Enller Hotel stables in this place.
GOV. Wilson has pardoned Charles
U,rlcl. of Martinsburg, who was SEM
fenced to the penitentiary several years
age.
When fics swarm into the house it is
sign of rain. When they swarm on to
4 bald head it is an unfailihg sign of
profanity.
There is one good feature about the
wire fence. The patent medicine man
can't paint legend on it in regard to
hi, liver cure.
The excursion last Friday to Pen Mar
WIS not very well attended from this
Mace. The train left Pen-Mar too soon
in the afternoon.
4 new military company, TO be called
the "Loudoun Guards" has been orr
ganized in Leesburg, Va, with W. w.
Athey as captain.
The state Board of Examiners will
hold their first examination in the Sec
onl Congressional District ut Keyser
August 1. > and 6.
The weather for the past couple of
weeks has been just the thing for the
growing corn, and it looks as II there
will be an enormous crop.
Joha Gray, resident of Sharpsburg,
nearly eighty years of age, was para
lived several days ago and but little
hope is entertained of his recovery.
The Methodist Assembly at Pen. Mar
last week was not great success. Only
about !, 800 persons were present each
day. Bad weather prevented larger
attendance.
Peach growers at EdgemOnt. on the
Western Maryland Railroad, are already
slipping peaches to the city markets,
for which they get four dollars 5ushel.
Slightly profitable.
At special meeting of the Town
Council last Monday evening Mr.. j. III {.
little was appointed Mayor to fill the
uuexpired term caused by the rssigna-
ton of Mr.. b. +. Harrison.
Mr.. Wm. Rutledge, of the Continental
Hotel has sold his fine pair of gray
horse, to Mr.. Henry Shepherd of Jeffer-
son county. The price realized was
$j0O.-NmtiHSJtTg SateSmna.
Trade dollars are redeemablc till Sep
tember !, 1887. The act became law
March lst, and they were to be redeemed
for ,ix months from that date. 1t was
an error to ,ay that the time expired in
July.
During a storm that passed over
Berkeley com ~. che day last week,
lightning stuck barn belonging to
William Hill. colorcd. The barn, to-
gcrlrr wiki all OF lis contents, was con-
.um,d.
II i said that the West Virginia Cen
trail railroad will soon begin to haul
coal to the Chesapeake IL Ohio canal at
Cumberland. and it is expected that this
will give decided impetus to canal
business.
\ colored boy has been arrested and
held for court at Martinsburg for steal
iug watermelon. He should be dealt
with, leniently, Tor Il watermelon at
tracts a darby as the magnet does bit
Of metal.
Christian smith. head miller for the
firm Of Jordan, Champion Il Co... at
Berlin, Frederick county, Md, was
struck by locomotive on the Baltimore
a Ohio Railroad Tuesday morning anC
received fatal injuries.
There will be special school election
m ShcpherdstOwn district on Saturday,
July 5Oth, to take the sense of the voters
on the question of continuing the free
school, for the term of nine months in
The present school year.
The Maryland State convention at
Baltimore on Wednesday nominated r.
y. Jackson, of WicOmicO county, for
Governor, Col l.. Victor Baughman, OF
Frederick, for Comptroller, and Hon.
WIN. Pinkney Whyte, OF Baltimore, for
Auoruey-General.
We call the attention of our readers 10
The new advertisement of Mr.. q. n.
Lewis, the matchmaker. He can furnish
watches Of the best quality at low prices
and those who may wish to buy will
consult their own interest by learning
Ms prices and examining his goods.
y large Touring mill about three and
"-haf miles south of Frederick, Nd,
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